Plant Manager

The Plant Manager directs and manages all plant operations with overall responsibilities for production, maintenance, quality, P&L and other production-related activities. Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in receiving, handling, processing, and shipping of metals in the Metal Processing Center by performing the following duties.

• Provides overall supervision of the receiving, processing, inventory, and shipping of materials to provide production to meet company objectives and customer needs.
• Investigates customer and branch complaints promptly and makes every attempt to correct.
• Establishes and monitors overall plant performance for production and quality standards while maintaining strict process controls.
• Develops, implements, and monitors a preventative maintenance schedule on all processing equipment, forklifts, vehicles, other necessary equipment, and building and grounds.
• Analyzes production data to identify bottlenecks and implement lean manufacturing or process improvements to reduce waste and optimize efficiency.
• Manage plant budgets, including labor, materials, and inventory costs. Control and minimize labor and overtime.
• Schedules outside resources to make necessary repairs.
• Ability to translate policies into daily routine operations.
• Ensures compliance with all company safety practices and procedures and OSHA compliance. Leads monthly safety meetings. Promotes safety awareness at all times.
• Must be able to work with all levels of the organization – both internal and external customers.
• Recommend or implement measures to motivate employees and to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality or efficiency.
• Must demonstrate strong business acumen as well as a full understanding of the implications of business level decisions. Must be able to communicate all aspects of decisions to senior management.
• Inspects work in progress and finished products.
• Recommends measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of products.
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency.
• Ensures a clean, neat, organized, environmentally sound and safe work culture.
• Performs cycle counts to include verifying all lot numbers. Investigates any variances.
• Provides production support as required to the other Metal Processing Center(s).
• Serves as backup to Production Coordinator as well as the Shipping Coordinator and/or Shift Supervisor.
• Orders and maintains all supplies associated with the running of the Metal Processing Center.
• Readily available to be on-call.

Directly supervises employees in the Metal Processing Center. Required to carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

• Associate degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; 3-5 years related plant management experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Four-year technical or manufacturing process degree is preferred. Steel metal industry experience is preferred.

None required.

• Strong ability to coach, mentor, develop and lead team members.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Some project management experience preferred.
• Ability to build relationships as a leader and as a team member.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team…